National coach Manolo Marquez coached FC Goa handed Bengaluru FC a comprehensive 3-0 defeat in an Indian Super League match in Goa on Saturday.
Women's national coach Virender Dahiya and Manjeet Rani met the feisty wrestler, who had caused a flutter at the wrestling arena by beating world number one and defending champion Yui Susaki
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded former India women's hockey captain Rani Rampal's achievements, saying her exploits on the field will be cherished for ages to come.
India's badminton ace P V Sindhu said national coaches need to be more qualified in order to groom more players to become champions in the future.
The 38-year-old Haryana boxer won a bagful of medals between 2006 and 2014, including a bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2009 World Championships, before turning professional.
Spaniard Manolo Marquez is the head coach of ISL team Indian Super League side FC Goa.
Former Indian women's hockey team captain Rani Rampal announced her retirement on Thursday, ending a glittering 16-year career.
Injured Nisha Dahiya taken for wrist scan
Shooters' preps lacked planning, says Olympian Vijay Kumar
The AFI chief also feels Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra's propensity to live in the moment and the remarkable consistency in his throws make him stand out among some of the best javelin exponents in the world.
'We are retiring the No. 16 jersey for the senior team'
Make way for boxer Lovlina's personal coach.
This Olympic cycle has been marred by injuries for Chanu, who turned 30 just a day after the competition in Paris.
'We know that Mira has to go well beyond the 200kg mark. 202kg will not cut it this time but somewhere around 205-206kg should do it. But we are prepared for the challenge.'
Sreejesh, 36, stood rock solid in India's campaign at the Olympics and played a key role in their hard-fought 2-1 victory against Spain in the bronze-medal match.
Vinesh has been training with Woller Akos, her personal coach from Belgium and has also worked with South African mental conditioning coach Wayne Lombard.
Justin Langer has taken himself out of contention for the head coach position of the Indian cricket team.
Don't do any strange things in preparation ahead of Olympics, Gopichand's advise to shuttlers
Rana hardly minced words as he questioned the federation's tendency to make last-minute changes to its policy, and its stubborn refusal to acknowledge or facilitate the presence of shooters' personal coaches at national camps and trials.
India's leading league clubs have ignored a plea from national coach Bob Houghton to rest players from some matches to keep them fresh for internationals.
Swapnil Kusale made a conscious effort to not pay attention to the scores and just wanted to worry about his breathing and shooting the 50m Rifle 3 Positions shooting at the Paris Games on Thursday. .
Jaspal Rana's obsession with shooting behind Manu's Olympic success
Vinesh had failed to win a medal in her two previous Olympics appearances.
Ravaged but resolute H S Prannoy focussed on increasing speed ahead of Paris Olympics
The 64-year-old Dutchman is the first non-Pole to coach Poland's national team.
'It was tough financially for the first few years but my friends and family supported me and once he did well at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, there was no looking back.'
The Wrestling Federation of India on Tuesday decided to exempt all six Olympic quota winners from selection trials.
Former India captain Dattajirao Gaekwad passed away at the age of 95 in Vadodara on Tuesday.
A reputed national coach has been accused of tampering with rifles of some shooters by their parents, a charge that has been vehemently denied by the national federation, which has urged the aggrieved individuals to file a complaint.
'The sooner Kalyan Chaubey leaves, the better it is for Indian football'
Legendary pistol marksman and Manu Bhaker's personal coach Jaspal Rana on Thursday claimed he was asked to leave the Karni Singh shooting range in New Delhi by India's high performance director Pierre Beauchamp, kicking off a controversy in which the national federation appeared to be siding with the Canadian.
Sindhu pulls out of Uber Cup
Rahul Dravid hopes that he doesn't call it quits anytime soon. Ravi Shastri would like to see him harass batters for at least two more years while Anil Kumble finds it perplexing that he isn't a regular in India's overseas fixtures.
He also called upon the government and other stakeholders to streamline the processes where an athlete could just concentrate on his training and performance without having to bother about other issues.
With clock ticking down fast for the upcoming edition of the Asian Games, Hockey India named a 39-member core probable group for the Senior Men's National Coaching Camp.
A consistent performer on the domestic circuit for Mumbai, Sarfaraz Khan has been in contention for national selection for the past few years.
India's women shuttlers assured themselves of a maiden Badminton Asia Team Championships medal by cruising to a 3-0 win over Hong Kong in the quarter-finals.
Yogeshwar asked all the wrestlers to approach IOA and lodge their protest against such unfair decision.
Roberto Mancini has resigned as head coach of the Italian national team.
The ad-hoc panel announced that it will host the senior national championships in Jaipur from February 2-5.
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